Broiled Turkey Burger Sliders

When I first started making turkey burgers years back, I would often overcompensate with ingredients to make up for the bland, dry taste of the ground turkey. Everything from Italian salad dressing, liquid smoke, ketchup and mustard, seasoned bread crumbs, onion and garlic powder, salt and pepper and other seasonings went into my burger mix at one time or another. The results were often good, but the burger taste just wasn’t there.

Nowadays I’m following the ‘less is more’ method. My turkey burgers are very simple and have a juicy and flavorful ‘real’ burger taste. I make sure to use the 85/15 ground turkey mixture whenever possible (meaning 15% fat). The 93/7 mixture will also work, but may not be as juicy. I would not recommend the 99/1 ground turkey mixture. The secret ingredient that I found to work best is a packet of onion soup mix. Aside from the onion itself, there is also enough seasoning in the soup mix to cover all of your bases. I don’t even add salt and pepper any longer. Just the soup mix and a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce, and I’m good to go!

Lately, I’ve been serving up my turkey burgers on slider buns. They’re smaller and more manageable..and they’re cute! One pound of ground turkey will give you six slider size burgers. If you prefer a normal size burger, you will get four burgers out of the this recipe.

The burgers cook up very quickly in the broiler, giving a nice outer crust while retaining a juicy and flavorful center. Cooking time is also very quick, about 15-20 minutes start to finish, which makes this recipe an excellent go-to for a quick – and fun – weeknight meal!

BROILED TURKEY BURGER SLIDERS

1 lb ground turkey (85/15 mixture is preferred, 93/7 mixture will also work)
1 1-ounce packet of onion soup mix
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Preheat the broiler on high. Place the cooking rack about 6 inches below the heating element. Mix the onion soup mix and the Worcestershire sauce with the ground turkey. Using a 1/3 measuring cup, scoop the turkey mixture into six even size scoops. Shape the scoops into patties. Place the patties onto a very lightly oiled baking sheet. Broil for six minutes. Flip the burgers, broil for another six minutes. If you are adding cheese, place the cheese topped burgers back into the broiler for another 30 seconds. Serve on a lightly toasted slider bun.